Do you remember how FPS games used to be? Remember the timeless classics like Doom, Quake, Daikatana, and the like? Well, forget all that. We're in the modern age, where people have the ability to regenerate themselves at will and the world is constantly being threatened by... something or other. Regardless, this is Modern Warfare 2, successor, obviously, to the 'box-office smash' CoD4: Modern Warfare. Boasting pretty damn good graphics and a storyline that will make you cry one way or another, MW2 carried on from where the first game left off.

The world's in shambles after tireless fighting regarding... some unspecified middle-eastern nation's insurgency over their government, as well as Russian ultranationalists making bold moves in their respective theater. We were tasked with stopping the incessant spread of strife and war through strategic strikes throughout the world. Long story short, you save the day, get shot a lot in the process, and the world isn't in danger anymore.

Five years later, we're back at it, because apparently things weren't as we thought they would be. The Russians now resent the U.S. for their actions and the main villain from the first game is now seen as an idol. In short, shit's a big mess and it's up to us again to fix it.

Regardless, that's enough about the story; no one plays CoD games for their story anyway. As for the game itself, it was released on November 10, 2009 to pretty great reviews--most of which being centered on the multiplayer experience. It has currently sold over 22 million copies over the world and is generally seen as a pretty big success.

Original Archived Let's Play available at the Let's Play Archive

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